Devin Haini is hardly the first boxer to bow down to the villain.
This is not the way he had chosen, but he has opted to play the hand he was dealing with. It was on a complete performance during an open workout on Tuesday, when Honey (31–0, 1 NC15 KO) ran on the corner of the ring, mounted ropes and revealed in Bons in his direction.
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The undefeated former two-division champions have become accustomed to their place amidst the most disdain to boxing. He admitted from the Times Square in New York before the DAZN pay-per-view of this weekend at the beginning of the press tour: “The villain is easy to play. … It pays better.”
The obvious question is that an unbeaten, well human boxer who is one of the best in sports and a proven clean athletes find themselves in such a situation?
Oddly, it was a role that was forced after his struggle with Ryan Garcia at the Barclays Center in New York with Ryan Garcia last April.
Garcia (24–1, 20 KO) initially claimed a majority decision win, which Garcia had turned into a no-contaste after conducting a positive test for Oosterine in a testing contracted through a voluntary anti-doping association.
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A separate test from a sample collected by the New York State Athletic Commission (NYSAC) also revealed the presence of the same restricted substance.
Devin Honey was welcomed by Bos during a media workout before welterweight bout against Jose Ramirez on Friday. (Photo by Crisis Ekesa/Golden Boy/Getty Image)
(Cris Ascade/Golden Boy via Getty Image)
The incident of question reduced a stretch of up to one month of derogatory behavior displayed by Garcia for his fight by Garcia. After weeks of the incident endangered, Garcia then showed the official pre-fight weight-in over three pounds than the 140-pound range, which meant that Honey’s WBC Junior Welterweight title was no longer at stake.
An investigation conducted by NISAC around positive drug tests resulted in a one -year suspension for Garcia, as well as a fine of maximum acceptable $ 10,000 and its reported $ 1,200,000 fight purse forcibly reported. Those conditions were part of a legal disposal with Garcia, but the sentence did not leave Honey.
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“This does not mean anything if a proven cheater can get only one year ban,” Honey said first without thinking.
Worse, Garcia has emerged as a more famous person. Her situation increased after Honey filed a case alleging cheating, battery and contract violations. After filing the suit, Honey was ridiculed by Garcia, her fans’ lenses, and even the hall of fame boxer, a pracharak Oscar de la Hoya, whose Golden Boy promotion represents Garcia.
Now Garcia will face Rolundo Romero (16–2, 13 KO) in a secondary WBA Welterweight Title Fight at the Garcia Char-Fight PPV event. Honey is taken to the co-feature slot, where the fellow meets former winner Jose Ramirez. The bout has been contracted for 144 pounds, which technically marks welterweight debuts for both boxers.
The incident is designed to lead to Garcia-Honey Remach later this year, which is likely to be in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The place is due to the Turkish Alalshich, which is financing the Times Square event at the end of this week, which is the driving force behind the emergence of the Riyadh season in boxing.
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In fact, Garcia never disturbed to follow at least one major word of disposal with Nysac – random drug test in his suspension – until he joined the army with Allashikh. A staple of Riyadh season events is the frequent use of the Wada test for all involved fighters.
Garcia agreed, but also formed a point for doubling and admission in a test conducted through the California State Athletic Commission. This proved to be his most intelligent step, as it helped fulfill the conditions required by Nysac to be removed from suspension.
Nevertheless, Garcia is important for an agency, most others consider the gold standard of drug testing in sports.
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He had earlier claimed to be a victim of a conspiracy, given Henny’s close relationship with SNAC founder Victor Conte, who established the notorious Balco organization implicated in the 2005 steroid scandal, resulting in a brief punishment for the COTE. Conte served as a consultant in the initial formation of Wada, and remains a vocal supporter of the program.
During the training camp, there were also claims of contamination from a supplementary Garcia. His team ordered a test on an open container of the supplement, and the results showed the trace volume of the same restricted substance found in Garcia’s system.
For many boxing fans, it was all excuses that they were required to exclude Garcia in the court of public opinion. They still want to say anything to Honey, however, despite the fact that 26 -year -old has been nominated in a year -long test.
Bill Honey, Dewin’s father, trainer and manager said, “The importance of being a 365 athlete is to show that we are not cleaning any situation.” “We are not cycling and just waiting for a battle to sign a test to start the test. We are the gold standards of boxing here.
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“Floid came with Mayweather and changed how to do things in this game. It became Floid era. It is important that we call ‘The Dewin Honey Yuga’, ‘What do you like it or not. During a time when everyone was talking about the road sides, we were working with all, which we are doing we are doing that we are doing this that we are doing this that we are doing this Are.”
But focusing his attention on doing things correctly has led to a group of the game that prefers to hate Honeyes. The same fans continued to support Garcia by closing their eyes, irrespective of evidence against them.
The lawsuit undoubtedly caused more harm in the case of public opinion. Garcia added fuel to the fire, making fun of Honey’s claim, assaulting her in a boxing ring.
Ryan Garcia has become a fan favorite, or perhaps, due to his record of very public disputes. (Photo by Crisis Ekesa/Golden Boy/Getty Image)
(Cris Ascade/Golden Boy via Getty Image)
“I am being sued to do my work,” Garcia said more than 12 million followers on Instagram at a social-media post at that time. “This fight has been a Netflix documentary, but this right is concluding here. Your honor, he simply struggles with the left hook syndrome.”
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While the No-Custest result allowed Honey to hold his WBC 140-Pound belt (which later evacuated) and his unbeaten record, he was dropped from pound-for-pound lists. He continues to criticize for his perceived lack of adjustment in the fight, especially against Garcia’s left hook, which was the primary weapon in Henny’s three trips to Henny’s canvas.
An alternative principle is introduced by the other side of that equation.
“You ask why Dewin cannot stop a left hook,” Bill Honey said. “We answer that Ryan’s power was a direct result of drugs, Ostein. Ryan was a mental patient, he was on drugs, on steroids, on drinking.
“Now suddenly, he is completely intelligent? If you lie to us once, it is a shame on you. If you lie again to us and we fall for it, we feel ashamed to us. So we don’t believe anything that he is saying now. We believe only one thing about Ryan.”
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For both Honey and Garcia, the first step towards the truth comes later this week. Neither has fought since his meeting last April, and both have something to prove. Garcia wants to prove that he can win clearly under a comprehensive test investigation. Haini wants to prove that she is better than appearing against Garcia, whether it is in the bloodstream of her opponent.
For his credit, the small honey is ready to leave the past behind him.
“I am denying things that I was doing wrong,” Devin said during an interview in Tuesday’s open workout. “Ryan did things like taking trees, but I still didn’t fight an ideal battle. I had to go back to the drawing board and correct things, and you guys will see it.
“Whatever happened in that fight is now time for me to move forward.”
However, the question remains whether he can return to a good experience of fans who are often much more disabled for sports victims – and are also obsessed with its high polarization figures.